According to his agency Starlineup Entertainment, Song, who had been hospitalized several times this year, felt unwell the day before and was rushed to a hospital, but died while receiving treatment.
Making his debut in 1967, Song shot to fame with his iconic song "Sunny Day" in 1975, ending a decade-long period of obscurity. He remained popular among older fans, mostly with the country's old-style elegiac songs, often called "trot."
In the later years of his life, he was once embroiled in a fraud case in 2013 due to his wife's failure to invest in real estate.
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